View of the railroad bridge going across the Poudre River in the
flood of 1904
News Flashbacks
Various local events continue to spark the interest of Fort Collins residents and the worldwide community. Articles pertaining to these events will be featured in this section.
1850s
Recollections: Early Days at Chambers Lake
1860s
In Fort Collins 67 Years Ago
Fort Collins Express , June 12, 1933
Alfred A. Edwards Tells of Valley as It Was When He Came in 1869
Fort Collins Express , September 29, 1935
1870s
Fort Collins as it Appeared To a Stranger 40 Years Ago
Fort Collins Express , November 28, 1918, Thanksgiving Edition
What an Outsider says of Fort Collins
Ft. Collins Courier , August 10, 1878
1880s
1880 Drought Recalled By Pioneer Harvey H.
Griffin
Fort Collins Coloradoan , July 1, 1954
Relive Memories of 70 Years:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKibben Remember Fort Collins
As It Was Back In The 1880s
Fort Collins Coloradoan , article only dated "1950s"
When Jefferson Street Was the Center of Things
Fort Collins Express-Courier , July 12, 1934
Ku-Klux at Work
Fort Collins Express , October 21, 1881
Anheuser & Busch Bottling Plant
Fort Collins Express , December 29, 1881
A New Comer's Impression
Fort Collins Express , September 7, 1889
A Tribute to Those Who Made Fort Collins and Community
Fort Collins Express-Courier , Friday, June 22, 1934
Fort Collins in 1880 - The State of The City: Muskrat holes
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
Fort Collins in 1881 - Beer Gardens and Cows
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
Fort Collins in 1882 - Hot times in the old town
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
Fort Collins in 1883 - On Curing sick Indians and shampooing cowboys
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
Fort Collins in 1884
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
Fort Collins in 1886
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
Fort Collins in 1888
by Dick Baker, Triangle Review , 1974
"SQUEAKY BOB" Wheeler stepped off a C & S train at Fort Collins on July 13, 1885. . .
by David Watrous
Remittance Men Found Life Joyful
by James R. Miller
Tie Hackers on Jefferson Street
Fort Collins Express-Courier , July 12, 1934
Fort Collins As A Shipping Point
Fort Collins Express , January 19, 1889
How The Manhattan Stage Got There 73 Years Ago
Fort Collins Coloradoan , February 9, 1962
1890s
Cool Drink at Drug Store Pleasant Afternoon Event
Fort Collins Coloradoan , Date Unknown
Our Manufacturing Interests
Fort Collins Express , February 15, 1890
A Model Market
Fort Collins Express , February 15, 1890
Pleasure Resort Asset to City
Unknown source
Twenty Years Ago In Fort Collins
Fort Collins Express , October 21, 1918
1900s
Estes Park Badly Shaken By '03 Quake
Fort Collins Coloradoan , January 7, 1964
Mrs. Bair Recalls Early Post Office
Fort Collins Coloradoan , February 13, 1963
1910s
Glad Peace Tidings Bring Joy Untold To Fort Collins
Fort Collins Express , November 12, 1918
Fort Collins Man Reaps Life's Bounty
Triangle Review , August 27, 1992
1930s
63rd Special Anniversary Edition
Fort Collins Express Courier , April 26, 1936
1940s
Plane Down Near Here
Fort Collins Express Courier , October 19, 1943
Going Up where the B-17
went Down
Fort Collins Coloradoan , July 23, 2000
1950s
DC-6 Wreckage Found; All
Fifty Aboard Dead
United Plane on High Ridge Near Ft. Collins
Denver Post , July 1, 1951
City Grew Most in Last 10 Years
Fort Collins Coloradoan , August 16, 1959
1960s
Fountain, Many Other Mementos of Past Stand in Lincoln Park (now Library Park)
Fort Collins Coloradoan , 1963
Stout: the town site under Horsetooth Reservoir
Rocky Mountain News , October 1, 1961
Street Names Recall Early History
Fort Collins Coloradoan , February 19, 1963
1970s
Big Thompson Flood of 1976
Coloradoan Online presentation sponsored by Larimer County
1980s
[Lee Martinez] Farm's Past Studied
Fence Post , June 3, 1985, page 7
Linden Street Isn't What It Used To Be
Wellington News , April 10, 1986, Page 2